Petz hair clip

Depending on the shape of the clasp, Thomas Petz cuts the plates, grinds them roughly, heats them again in an oil bath and bends them into shape. After many operations on grinding wheels with different grit sizes, the beautiful grain of the horn finally emerges. The pattern and grain are different for each barrette, making them unique. A final polishing brings them to a high shine.
We offer the barrette in two sizes: a larger one for long hair, which is also suitable for a braid, and a smaller one for finer hair or to pin individual sections of hair together. The clasp made of steel is additionally screwed and not just glued, unlike most commercial hair clips.

Since 1862, the knowledge and experience of the manual processing of horn has been passed from generation to generation, today Thomas Petz, grandson of the last Austrian horn comb guild’s master, leads the family business and manufactures on the machines of the grandfather. All the work processes in the treatment of the horn - about 30 different steps - are performed in full in the Viennese operations of the Petz family, from the separation of the horn tip of the basic material through to the final fine polishing of the tips of the comb teeth and spaces between them with powdered pumice stone.

Horn is a natural product which always differs in colouring and graining. So products made of this material are never identical and thus unique in colour and marking. The product should be treated regularly, with our horn balm for example.